Rocking tricycle



N. CHAPDELAINE.

ROCKING TRICYCLE.

APPLlCATION FILED JAN. 17. 1921.

1,396,505. Patented No'v. 8, 1921.

IN VEN TOR UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NORBERT CHAPDELAINE, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA, ASSIGNOR TO ALLAN ANGUS MAGEE, 0F MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

ROCKING TRICYCLE.

Application filed January 17, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NORBERT CHAPDELAINE, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and residing at 7 40 Papineau avenue, in the city and District of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec, in the Dominion of Canada, have invented a new and useful Rocking Tricycle, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a rocking tricycle, as described in the present specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings that form part of the same.

The invention consists essentially in the novel means employed, whereby an animal shaped form rocks automatically and continuously while under way.

The objects of the invention are to afford amusement for children in a wholesome and healthful manner; to produce a first class toy at a moderate price well within the reach of all the people; and to provide a toy,

which is simple to make and of a durable nature.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the toy complete.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the toy.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section showing the rear wheel in full end view.

Fig. 4 is a perspective detail of the steerin gear.

Fig. 5 is a perspective detail of the rocking wheel.

F ig. 6 is a perspective detail of a front wheel.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

Referring to the drawings, the body 1 of the animal is cut out of a plank or made of other material.

The hind legs 2 are rigidly secured by the screws 3 to the body 1 and extend rearwardly somewhat in the position of a running animal. The rear wheel at is placed between the hind legs 2 and the pin 5 secures the wheel 4 to said hind legs 2, said pin being fixed in the wheel 4: to one side of the center and turning freely in the legs 2, so that at each revolution of the wheel 1 the body moves upwardly and downwardly around the center of the Wheel.

The front legs 5 are secured to the body,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 8, 1921.

Serial No. 437,821.

by the screws 6 and at their lower ends are rigidly secured to the cross bar 7.

The cross bar 7 is pivotally secured to the steering blocks 8 by the bolts 9 and nuts 10, said blocks tapering off at their frontends 11 and pivot-ally secured thereat to the steering rod 12.

The steering post 13 is rotatably mounted in the body 1 and in the bar 7 and terminates at its upper end in the handle 14.

The pin 15 projects forwardly from the post 13 through the eye 16, the latter being screwed into the rod 12, so that any movement of the post 13 at once affects the rod 12 and consequently the blocks 8.

The blocks 8 are secured to the front wheels 17 by the screws 18 and turn freely on the screw shanks between the washers 19 and 20. The screws 18 enter the blocks 8 or the latter may be secured by bolts; however as the bar 7 must rock'slightly the simplest construction has been shown and it answers perfectly, as the blocks simply turn back on the screws slightly at each rocking motion.

In the operation of the invention the child sits in the saddle with his feet resting on the bar 7 and after getting a good start he can readily propel himself by the action of the eccentric mounting of the body on the rear wheel or if in the case of a very small child an attendant propels the toy by a lead line then the child gets all the benefit and pleasure of the up and down motion.

That I claim is Y 1. A rocking tricycle comprising a body in the form of an animal having rearwardly extending hind legs and a wheel pivot-ally secured between said hind legs with an eccentrically situated pivot in relation to the thread of the wheel, a pair of wheels supporting the front legs, parallel bars pivotally secured at the ends and connected to said front wheels, one of said bars forming the direct support for said front legs, and a steering post suitably connected with the said parallel bars.

2. In a rocking tricycle, a body shaped as an animal and having forelegs and hindlegs rigidly secured thereto, a steering post having a handle and rotatably mounted in said body, a cross bar forming a bottom bearing ported and journaled from said blocks and for said post, steering blocks having a slight a rear Wheel having a rigid pin therein and rotative movement, a steering rod parallel projecting therefrom to one side of the cen- 10 with said bar and having a central eye proter and journaled in the aforesaid hind legs. jecting therefrom, a pin projecting from Signed at Montreal, Quebec, Canada, this said post into said eye, pivots securing said 11th day of January, 1921.

bar and rod to said blocks, front wheels sup- NORBERT CHAPDELAINE. 

